Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that under no circumstance would he return to the Peoples Democratic Party. He made the comment during the ongoing World Book Capital programme in Port Harcourt after journalists referred him to a statement by his political arch rival Nyesom Wike.
Wike, Minister of State for Education, had earlier told reporters that Governor Amaechi was planning to return to the PDP through the back door with his supporters.
Amaechi retorted, “I am not returning to the PDP. That man (Wike); they should check that man whether he is okay. I have finished with the PDP; I have told them. I made a promise that if they return the Kalabari oil wells, we will see how it goes, but until that happens.
“They have approached me and if they want, I will call the names of those that approached me, but that is not an issue.
“If I am progressive, it must be seen in the type of life I live; in what I do and how I relate with people; the type of governance. We introduced popular free education, gave laptops to children to take home. There are so many things we are doing that are contrary to the ideologies of the PDP, but they are wonderful men and women.”
“I said people should ignore him (Wike). Are you sure that if I tell PDP that I am coming back in 10 days, they will not throw a dance party here? When you are a President, a governor, or a minister; what you say must be factual; you can’t be part of gossip.”
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